Start from where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

Concentration and insight are like two wings of a bird: both are necessary for the flight to liberation.

The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

External seeking only leads to exhaustion. When you imitate others, you lose your own authenticity.

When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick. Every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower.

The most important things in our practice are our physical posture and our way of breathing.

Change is possible because there is nothing inherently permanent about our disturbing emotions.

Study the Buddha's teaching which is present in every moment.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is awakened.

The essence of all phenomena is empty and clear like space. The nature of mind is awareness-emptiness like the sun and sky.

The mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.

When the heart is still, it can be kind. When the mind is still, it can see clearly.

Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

Our practice cannot be perfect, but without being discouraged by this, we should continue it. This is the secret of practice.

Love is not a feeling. It's a capability.

Change is the nature of every phenomenon. Accept this truth and you will live a happy life.

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

The practice of mindfulness transforms the mind from a place of suffering into an instrument of enlightenment.

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

The truth of Zen is the truth of life, and life means to live, to move, to act, not merely to reflect.

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that life contains suffering. The second noble truth is that the cause of suffering is craving.

All experiences are preceded by mind, led by mind, made by mind. Speak or act with a corrupted mind, and suffering follows as the wagon wheel follows the hoof of the ox.

For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

It is never too late to turn on the light.

Every thought, every word, and every action leaves an imprint on our mind.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

Meditation is not about getting away from it all. It's about getting into it all.

Our own life has to be our message.